Recap of March 1st – A/3-12 inserted into hot LZ at LZ Swinger. Casualties include approximately a dozen WIA and two KIA. One A/3-12 soldier and one 119th AHC crew chief. Bravo, Charlie, Delta, 4.2″ Mortar Platoon and Recon Platoon convoy from Plei Mrong to FSB Mary Lou.
March 2nd, 1969
The situation on LZ Swinger is stabilized for the moment. Alpha Company continues to police the battlefield and reinforce perimeter positions in preparation for the arrival of HHC and an artillery unit which will occupy the newly captured firebase. A, B, C and Recon/Mortars convoy from FSB Mary Lou to Polei Kleng. From there, the 4.2” Mortar & Recon Platoons (25 element) are lifted to LZ Mary. Bravo & Charlie conducted an airborne combat assault into positions west of LZ Mary. HHC advanced party was lifted from Plei Mrong to LZ Swinger. The remainder of HHC and Delta Company stand down at Polei Kleng.
Battalion S-3 Operations Daily Journal entries
March 2nd daily journal entries
0820 – Convoy departed FSB Mary Lou en route to Polei Kleng
1035 – Convoy has closed Polei Kleng
1200 – General Pepke enroute to A C location (LZ Swinger)
1207 – General Pepke has arrived A Co location. [General Donn R. Pepke was the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division from November 1968 to November 1969.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donn_R._Pepke
1220 – General Pepke left A Co location
1235 – General Pepke arrived Polei Kleng
1240 – General Pepke left Polei Kleng
1400 – LTC Larkin is airborne
1610 – Initial PZ for 25 element, arty is being employed at this time Air Cav is in the area
1626 – Initial PZ for 25 element.
1700 – C Co initial PZ to 943974 (grid error in log, should be 743974)
1705 – 25 element into LZ Mary lacks one sortie of being complete
1709 – Arty has been check fired
1758 – 25 element complete on LZ Mary
1813 – C Co initial LZ – cold
1823 – C Co final PZ
1826 – B Co initial PZ to 734983
1828 – LTC Larkin is at LZ Swinger
1840 – B Co initial LZ – LZ cold
1845 – D Co will stand down at Polei Kleng tonight
1846 – C Co final LZ at 1841
1920 – B Co final PZ
1925 – B Co final LZ
1935 – Jump team took over NCS at LZ Swinger
1940 – TOC stand down at Polei Kleng except for Advanced Party. TOC had two hook sorties from Polei Kleng to LZ Swinger